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Cell phones and young drivers don’t mix, new state law says
Anyone 17 and younger can now be pulled over for talking on a phone while behind the wheel
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Cell phones in the classroom – Surprising field studies suggest cell phones could be effective learning tools
Guest blogger Marie Bjerede examines field projects that are studying the educational use of cell phones. In one limited example, 50 percent of students doing lessons by cell phone had higher math proficiency than classmates who learned the same material from the same teacher.
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Cell phones have tales to tell
Authorities can use mobile records to help convict or exonerate. But advocates warn about privacy and civil-rights abuses. As the Bloods lieutenant drove from Newark, N.J., to Easton for a gang vendetta that ended in three murders, he probably hadn’t figured his cell phone would drop a dime on him.
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